Defining sustainable materials

Hello everyone!

My name is Zintaute and I am writing my bachelor thesis about sustainable architecture. If You could help me and answer these 11 questions I would be more than thankful for Your cooperation.

Defining sustainable materials
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Sustainable architecture is architecture that seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency and moderation in the use of...?

LCA is...?

Answer here:

  1. dont now
  2. A thing
  3. Life Cycle Assessment
  4. Chf
  5. ?
  6. Life cycle analisys
  7. Life cycle analysis
  8. I dont know
  9. n/a
  10. Life Cycle Assesment
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LCC is... ?

Answer here:

  1. no idea
  2. A thing
  3. no idea
  4. Hdcg
  5. ?
  6. Life cycle cost
  7. Life cycle cost
  8. I dont know
  9. n/a
  10. Life Cycle Cost
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What is an EPD?

Answer here:

  1. no idea
  2. A thing
  3. dont know
  4. Gdhn
  5. ?
  6. Electronic processing data
  7. Electronic data processing
  8. I dont know
  9. n/a
  10. Environmental Product Declaration
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Do you know any Eco-Labels?

Please specify:

  1. Eu-Ecolabel, Nordic Swan, Energy Star, FSC
  2. EU Eco Label, Nordic Swan, Energy Star, TCO
  3. DGNB LEED BREEAM, etc. EU eco label
  4. Nordic swan; Energy star; EKOenergy
  5. Eu-ecolabel, energy star, nordic swan
  6. FSC, BVB

Are you making LCA and LCC, when choosing materials for a sustainable building?

Why/why not?:

  1. I dont know what they are :P
  2. Dont know what that is
  3. There is not enough time to do that
  4. Because it is important to know everything about the materials
  5. To get the material that creates the smallest impact on environment and has long term quality
  6. We have our in-company standarts that need to be followed. Not enough time
  7. but i could if i would get more info here about what does theese letters stands for. Actually the reason why i am participating in these questioners so it could be beneficial to me as well to know these things Zintaote.
  8. It is important to know all the aspects about material

Are you taking into account standards, certifications or eco-labels when choosing materials for a sustainable building?

If yes, please specify what kind:

  1. Clients do not care about sustainability, they have their needs and architect needs to fullfill them
  2. BREEM, Nordic Swan, EPD
  3. eco label itself well it does not say to much or does it?
  4. Nordic swan, BREEM, Eu-Ecolabel, Energy star

What is your opinion about sustainable materials?

Other? Please specify:

  1. Unknown
  2. It is very difficult to establish which materials are really sustainable
  3. All above mentioned could be right answers, some projects needs to be more sustainable than others.
  4. They are important to consider

Did you know that there are supermarkets for recycled building materials?

If yes please specify:

  1. Really in DK? I would never drive far for something like that
  2. JK Genbrug Center (Odense, Fyn)
  3. Building companies they usually recycle concrete after demolishing old buildings, asphalt is as well recycled and could be used for roof systems. I have seen some examples where car tyres are reused to cover the roofs.

Is it possible to improve the use of sustainable materials in the buildings and how, what could be the obstacles?

  1. the Price
  2. Don't know
  3. Money
  4. Both
  5. Yes. I could write a book about the obstacles. Financing it is probably the biggest
  6. Maybe but i don t really know because is not my job
  7. I don t know.
  8. I think more of the new design of the buildings shoudl puublished or promoted in public.
  9. n/a
  10. It is, if people will be more educated in the sustainability matter. The obstacles could be, that it is really difficult to change the habits of the humans.
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What is your profession?

If non mentioned above, please specify here:

  1. student
  2. Student
  3. Researcher
  4. Quite a short list... Im a product coordinator, you may want to leave this space open, so ppl can fill out themselves, 3 options is a bit silly
  5. Flight attendant
  6. Flight attendant
  7. student
  8. student
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